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- Soul Food was one of the first long-running and successful dramatic series on television to feature a predominantly African-American cast. Short-lived series such as Under One Roof and City of Angels featured predominantly black casts but never gained recognition due to lack of ratings and viewership.
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Soul Food: With Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker. The everyday life and problems of the Josephs, a black family living in Chicago, Illinois.
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Soul Food (TV Series 2000–2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Short-lived series such as Under One Roof and City of Angels featured predominantly black casts but never gained recognition due to lack of ratings and viewership. The show dealt in topics of politics, homosexuality, racial discrimination, and certain forms of abuse (drug, domestic, and sexual).
StatusYearAwardForWinner2001Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress - Aaron ...Winner2002Outstanding Drama SeriesWinner2002Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama ...Winner2002Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress - Aaron ...Jun 27, 2020 · When Soul Food premiered 20 years ago this month, TV dramas with predominantly Black casts weren’t just rare but nearly non-existent.
Sep 27, 2022 · Starring Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, and Nia Long, this 1997 classic told the story of a Black family and how Sunday dinner is more than just a meal.
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Sep 27, 2017 · Soul Food came out during the 90s golden era of black cinema, when Boyz n the Hood, Love Jones, The Brothers, Set It Off, and Poetic Justice presented different, nuanced portrayals of black lives.
Jul 6, 2020 · Even with a cast that was mostly unknown at the time, the series was a success, running for five seasons and demonstrating that viewers would tune into a drama centered on a Black family.